right now it is raining, but a winter storm warning is in effect, by the morning the area should see the first significant snowfall in nearly two months. we'll have live coverage of the snowfall beginning at 4:30 tomorrow morning on "today in the bay." we are expecting a disappointing snow survey tomorrow, though. this is video of the first snow survey of 2014 from january 3rd. the snow pack was about 80% below average. the sierra snow pack provides a significant amount of watt tore the state's farms and cities, as well. tonight, president obama says the federal government will do whatever is necessary to help with this historic drought, calling governor brown today saying he's concerned about the brought's impacts. if we don't get enough rain, water conservation goes from voluntary to mandatory. for the tiny town of lompico, this drought is hitting home. >> we're just a disaster away from being done here. a fire, one of the wells totally dying, or having a major line break. >> reporter: for lois henry and the residents here, the drought is not a threat, it's a reality. this small mountain enclave relies on three wells and the creek to supply its 494 customers with water. water that's becoming increasingly scarce. >> we were on phase two rationing, and last board meeting, the board decided to go to a phase three mandatory at declaring an emergency water situation here in the canyon. >> reporter: the district is one of 17 statewide that could run out of water in the next 60 days. one possible solution is trucking in water. but it might be too late for that. >> it's a little disconcerting being a resident here. >> reporter: there's no such thing as voluntary conservation here, conserving water is now a way of life. >> currently we do family bathing. we all shower at the same time together. so it's a little crowded, but we're trying to do what we can. >> reporter: the town is waiting to see how the state might step in to help. >> i'm not really sure about that. i'm hoping that it means the governor will say, wow, those people need some help. >> reporter: in the meantime, henry and her staff of one are doing what they can to change the fortunes of their neighbors. two other local communities could be without water in as as soon as 60 days. our weather coverage is always available online. track the rain and our drought conditions at nbcbayarea.com. just look for the weather tab. new tonight at 11:00, she got away that's what police in morgan hill say about a 15-year-old approached by a stranger in morgan hill. george kiriyama is in morgan hill with the case that really is reminding people of another high profile kidnapping case. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. we're talking about sierra lamar. the man got to within five or six feet of this girl but never touched her. still, this community is very sensitive when something like this happens. >> it's pretty safe here. >> reporter: apparently 5:30 in the afternoon last saturday was dangerous for one morgan hill teenager. police say the 15-year-old girl was talking home on monterey road when a man in a white van drove alongside her and got out. >> started walking towards her rapidly. he reached out towards her and said hey, beautiful. she saw him and then immediately ran into a restaurant asking for help. >> reporter: that restaurant was dutchman's pizza and pasta. >> i'm happy that she was able to find a place and i'm happy that we were here and we could comfort her. >> reporter: the suspicious man got back into his vab and drove off. investigators released a sketch, hoping someone may recognize him. monterey road is usually business with cars and walkers and joggers. >> it's kind of scary. >> reporter: a little more than a year ago, there was another man driving around in a white van trying to pick up teenagers. he was never arrested but investigators say the person in that case had a different description. and with the abduction and disappearance of sierra lamar almost two years ago, this has many alarmed. >> if that were my daughter, it would probably cause a little tension. it would change a lot of things as far as lifestyle goes. >> reporter: here is one more look at the sketch. police describing this man as a six foot south asian indian in his mid 30s. the van he was driving was a full-size white work van with tinted windows. george kiriyama, nbc bay area news. new details tonight on the peninsula. that recycling plant fire that forced health warnings. investigators say the fire was deliberately set. they are reviewing video taken from the plant. a similar fire a month earlier at the same facility sent smoke across three counties. the tables are turned for a sheriff's deputy. he was arrested on drug charges. he is a correctional deputy who has been with the sheriff's office for 14 years. he had been allowing several convicted criminals to live at his home in exchange for drugs. police arrested three other people living at his home. thousands gathered to remember the life of sergeant tom smith. the b.a.r.t. police officer accidently shot and killed by a fellow officer. police officers lined up outside the church this morning, alongside his wife kelly, b.a.r.t. officer and their 6-year-old daughter summer. mourners remembered smith as a good officer, father, husband and friend. but said their hearts were also heavy for michael mays, the officer who mistakenly shot smith last week. >> there's no place to focus your anger, because there's only good people involved in this. that makes it so much more difficult to deal with. >> the b.a.r.t. police chief says mays would be attending the funeral but it's unclear if he was there. a followup now. 14-year-old oakland boy could be charged as an adult in the murder of his own sister. mario tolliver shot his 17-year-old sister last week. this afternoon, tolliver turned him tell in to police. the attorney says he is remor remorseful. police have not released a motive for that shooting. two violent attacks by a pair of pit bulls. one, kleo, is in custody now. she will have a vicious dog hearing to decide her fate. officers say kleo and another dog mauled a man at a homeless camp tuesday night. the dog also bit their owner, and then both dogs ran away. officers shot and killed the other dog. the owner could face charges for possessing dangerous animals. a haircut and a new home for gem, that injured dog abandoned. workers plucked the puppy from a conveyer belt. authorities have not found her owner, but there's good news. more than 200 people entered an adoption lottery. gem gets to go to a new home tomorrow. still ahead at 11:00, don't ignore that baby fat. what it could reveal about your child's future. a south bay team playing for arizona is making the bay area proud. his big homecoming is coming up. could justin bieber be deported? how the white house is getting involved. good evening. i'm jeff ranieri. we are tracking that much-needed rain moving in with moisture from the pacific. we'll have details on the doppler radar and how long it's going to last coming up in the forecast. he could be the next big thing in pro basketball. but tonight, 18-year-old aaron gordon was back in the bay area. he's now the star of the top ranked college team in the country. jean elle joins us from stanford this evening. strange to say, but a lot of people at stanford rooting for arizona tonight. >> reporter: stanford lost here at home tonight, but it was hard to tell, because there were so many people here cheering on arizona and san jose native aaron gordon. arizona puts points on the board and the crowd at stanford goes wild. number 11, san jose native aaron gordon, helped pack the pavilion with fans. >> we've known aaron since he was in fourth grade or something like that. to see him out here is a great thing. >> my daughter went to school with him and i've been following him. >> reporter: the 18-year-old is a fan favorite and has the attention of coaches in the nba. his parents are on the sidelines cheering on his every move, trying to focus on his freshman year, with the number one college tome in the country. but they admit it's a special time. >> i do stop and think about it for a moment with teams, you know, story book. >> he does want to be a college coach some day, so we'll have to have a college degree. so we're just going to wait and see what he does at the end of the season. >> reporter: after beating stanford, gordon was mobbed by media and fans. >> we had to battle through a lot of adversity. >> reporter: talking ball like a pro. and skillfully dancing around questions about going pro. >> focus on the present and stay present and everything else comes easy. >> reporter: surrounded by family and friends for a group photo, gordon is enjoying this moment. he knows young basketball players in the bay area are watching his every move. he seems happy to offer some advice. >> set high ek ektations for yourself and be self-confident 679>> reporter: it's hard to believe he's just 18. he says he's had his cell phone off while playing at home and he wants to focus on the game. that phone will probably be off for a few more days as arizona plays cal on saturday. jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jean. democratic daughters of the bay area are getting ready to welcome michelle obama tomorrow. according to the hollywood reporter, a $10,000 ticket covers the reception, a photograph and access to a round table discussion. mrs. obama will attend at least one fund-raiser in the bay area tomorrow. on friday, she'll be at the fairmont hotel in san francisco with nancy pelosi. how about this, shopping at costco and bump into president obama. president obama in maryland campaigning for a higher minimum wage. during last night's state of the union address, mr. obama called on congress to raise the minimum wage to above $10. currently the wage is $7. 25. today, he told costco employees he would sign an executive order requiring federal workers to be paid $10.10 on new contracts. here in san francisco and san jose, it's already in the $10 range. mr. obama followed up on his pledge to help financially strapped families to save money. he ordered the creation of a new retirement savings program. the program will invest savings into government backed bonds. tonight, cars are finally moving, albeit very slowly, through atlanta and the south. there's a big fight brewing between meteorologists and public officials. forecasters stay they warned people in that area about the storm and say state and city leaders didn't do enough in advance of that weather. many people were stranded in their cars overnight, and there were hundreds of accidents. >> meteorologist jim cantore has covered every major weather event in 25 years. that means he's ready for anything. and he was ready for an attempted video bomber. watch it again, he knees the video bomber in the groin. afterward, he calmly said, obviously at the college of charleston, they are already having a good time. >> jeff ranieri, you worked with jim cantore. he works out at the gym often, so he can hold his own. >> he is a quick thinker. man, he was good on that one. yes, the anticipation to the rainfall here across the bay area. they've been getting the storms across the east coast. now the pattern is shifting in. 54 days since the last time we had a 0.1 of an inch. let's get you into the radar. we are tracking areas of green on the doppler radar. down here towards san francisco and the east bay, we've seen spotty showers tonight. san francisco and the mid peninsula. eventually all of this will be pushing to the south as we head throughout tomorrow morning to give everyone a much better chance of getting some rainfall. more on that coming up. but we want to preview the sierra winter warning, 8 to 20 inches possible here. so if you're headed there, be prepared for the winter conditions. let's take you outside and what you're going to find is mainly cloud cover here for the most part. our two northern sections here, we have showers developing and the fog. the south bay, 56. winds out of the northwest at 5 to 10. this is going to be the last spot to get that possibility of rainfall. so you'll likely have the best chance here throughout the morning compute of having the slick roadways. let's get to the timing on our storm system now that it is starting to arrive. it's been pretty much stationary for today, and you can see again the forecast models have that rain with us here in the north bay, at least the next two hours or so. then it starts to push to the south by 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 in the morning across san francisco and also san jose. we think some of this subtropical moisture should amplify it a little bit. throughout 5:00 a.m., we'll keep areas of scattered showers in the forecast. by 9:00 tomorrow morning, we should be done with this storm system as it begins to move out. unl fortunately, the details with the rain totals have not changed. we would love to see this at one or two inches, but it looks pretty good. highest accumulations will likely be the north bay and the coastline with totals near a half inch. this is also great news, at least if we can't get the heavy rain in the bay area, we can stack it up with that snow pack across the sierra. totals range from 3 to 10 inches for a lot of the areas, folks travel, then for some of the higher passes, we could see totals as high as 20 inches. let's get you into the microclimate forecast on thursday. take that light jacket with you. breaks of sunshine and periodic showers in the morning hours. 62 in san jose. morgan hill 61. for san francisco, a lot cooler. 58 in soma. the outer richmond going to 56. north bay, east bay and for the trivalley, temperatures very similar. napa at 62. walnut creek at 62 and pleasanton at 60. with all that snow in the forecast, it's time now for that ski report and while we have the snow tomorrow, also lingering throughout parts of friday, temperatures in the day in the 40s. lit be cold enough at night to keep that snow in place, six degrees expected throughout friday night, also into saturday morning. and the best news for skiers on the ski report is by saturday, sunny skies with temperatures at 30 degrees. the skiers at home are very excited. let's look at the temperature trend. cool on friday, saturday and sunday with mid 60s. i'm out of energy here. this is the best weather day i've had in weeks. coming up, when kids and art, fine art don't mix. the viral photo from an art museum. new criminal charges tonight against justin bieber. this time the charges are in canada. he arrived at a police station in toronto to turn himself in. he was met by a crush of reporters, photographers and yes, all those screaming fans. you remember this. police arrested him in miami last week for dui. other charges, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license. he'll be back in a toronto court in march. the bieber drama stretches from toronto to miami to the white house now. someone started a petition on the white house we believe site. it says, bieber is a terrible influence and should be deported. he's canadian. the white house says me anythings that get 100,000 signatures get a response. so far 160,000 people have signed it. legal experts say it's unlikely the biebs will be deported. art lovers are fired up after a kid used a $10 million sculpture for his bed. this is in london. in another tweet, she said, she told the mother her kids were playing on a very expensive piece of art and the mother responded she didn't know anything about those kids. the key to fighting childhood obesity may start when kids are very young. a study found much of a child's fate is set by age 5. nearly half of the kids overweight in kindergarten became obese in their teenage years. experts say it's important for parents and teachers to all get involved. they almost pulled off the upset. and what happened with the sharks? and we came up a little empty today, right? >> you don't play the games on paper, because on paper, tonight's game should have been a blowout. the oilers last in the western conference, the shark have won their last six against them. this one all about the goaltender for the oilers, again scrivens. 59 shots total franchise record for san jose. oilers win 3-0. number one, arizona at stanford. second half, san jose native aaron gordon. arizona down two, they're undefeated. under a minute left, nick johnson for three. got it. stanford not able to tie it up at the other end. arizona state undefeated, they win 60-57. waves of joy and sorrow common in sports and at times common in life. sports can bring us comfort in tough times. cody beach, a 16-year-old with a rare form of skip cancer that has already reached advanced stages. his time has been filled with endless doctor appointments and treatments. until another patient gave him one gift, that patient, gary, with his wife megan, won a paid trip to the super bowl. but they passed their gift along to young cody and his family. >> this is such a blessing. and it's kind of a relief to actual travel and not going to a doctor. because we've been to california a lot of times. he's had five surgeries in five months. this is just awesome. >> probably the greatest memory he'll ever have of our family. >> families never been to an nfl game. that is sports. more news after this. you recognize this music? it's the whole music used basisco and their phone systems everywhere and played millions of times aday across the world. this was recorded in the 1980s. derek says he wasn't received any royalty moneys but has been happy employed this entire time. >> good for him. one last word from jeff ranieri as we head out for the morning commute. >> we're track thing storm system moving off to the south. you can see in the radar, areas of showers across the north bay and east bay and approaching san francisco. of course, full coverage beginning at 4:30. looks like totals could range from 0.5 of an inch. t each if it's a sprinkle, roadway also be slick. >> thanks for joining us. >> bye-bye. or how to find big savingsdeals on the things you need. just make a straight line to safeway. you'll find huge club card deals perfect for the big game. pizza's a football favorite. digiorno pizza is $3.99. get your snack on. wheat thins and other nabisco crackers are just $1.50 a box. and dreyer's ice cream is only $2.88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- bill maher. whitney cummings. the music of jennifer nettles.